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Unidentified hydromedusa



Image Key > Cnidaria > Hydrozoa > Hydroidomedusae > Anthomedusae

Anthomedusae Haeckel 1879 Select from one of the following Subclasses:
Anthomedusae Anthomedusae
Turritopsis sp. Bougainvillia sp.
Taxonomy
Phylum Cnidaria
Superclass Hydrozoa
Class Hyrdoidomedusae
Subclass Anthomedusae
Size
  • Solitary or colonial.
  • Variable.
Distinguishing characteristics
  • Lack an exoskeleton.
  • Medusae are usually tall and bell-shaped.
  • Lack statocysts.
  • Ocelli may be present.
  • Gonads located on subumbrella or on manubrium.
 

 
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